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A Vacation From Murder

Mystery House · 1946 · 26 min · 4,085 words

The transcript of “A Vacation From Murder”, an episode of Mystery House from 1946. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Mystery House plays Mystery House free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Mystery house that strange publishing firm owned by Dan and Barbara Glenn Where each new novel is acted out by the mystery house staff before it is accepted for publication Miss three house. Okay kids. You all have your parts for the night story after let's see what's the title Bobby It's called vacation from death the story of what happens when a detective tries to take a vacation

Yeah, that's right. There are plenty of good characters too. I hope you boys will make the most of your parts. I'll say there are good things in this script, Mr. Glenn. Listen to this. Okay, gracious everybody. Set the scene with you, Tom.

Vacation from death. Tonight's story opens in a boathouse. Skip Allen the proprietor is greeting Jeff Canfield, the customer. He's a probably glad to see. Ah, you're late, Mr. Canfield. Mr. Cray's been getting impatient. Well, let him get impatient, Skip. John McCray's gonna have to slow down plenty if he's gonna keep with me.

Sounds like sense to me, Mr. Canfield. Both of you city folks knew everything too fast. That's why you all died so young. Well, I figured I was just stripping when I was your age. Yeah. Well, Skip, nobody will ever convict you of speeding, will they? Where's the boat?

Where's the boat? Right off the way. There you go. You're crazy. You got Swedish name and houseboat on the river. You and him are in for the finest vacation you ever had. Nothing on the river to bother you.

Not even a policeman. Good. Well, I'll see you, Skip. Yeah. Better not keep the cray waiting. Oh, so long, Mr. Canfield. Yeah. Oh. Yeah. Who? Did you have canfield? Yeah, yeah, just a minute. I can still catch him, I think.

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